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flare⋅back

  [flair-bak]
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–noun
1. a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
2. a brief, unexpected recurrence: a flareback of winter in May.
Origin:
1900–05; n. use of v. phrase flare back
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flare·back   (flâr'bāk')   
n.  

  1. A flame produced in the breech of a gun by ignition of residual gases.

  2. A burst of something aimed back at its origin; a backfire: a flareback of bad publicity.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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